Systems and methods of fire suppression system configuration

Abstract

A fire suppression configuration system includes a configurator. The configurator receives an indication of a plurality of components of a fire suppression system, an instruction to assign an input device of the fire suppression system to an input interface of a fire suppression system controller and at least one component, receive, an instruction to assign an output device to an output interface of the fire suppression system controller and at least one component, an indication of a connection between a first component and a second component, and an indication of at least one of a fire condition and supervisory condition corresponding to at least one input device, determines an output response of each output device by identifying each component that the output device is assigned and connected with, and executes a simulation using each output response corresponding to the at least one of the fire condition and supervisory condition.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A fire suppression configuration system, comprising:
 one or more processors; and 
 memory comprising processor-executable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
 receive, via a user interface, an indication of a plurality of components of a fire suppression system; 
 receive, via the user interface, an instruction to assign an input device of the fire suppression system to an input interface of a fire suppression system controller of the fire suppression system and to at least one component of the plurality of components; 
 receive, via the user interface, an instruction to assign an output device of the fire suppression system to an output interface of the fire suppression system controller and to at least one component of the plurality of components; 
 receive, via the user interface, an indication of a connection between a first component of the plurality of components and a second component of the plurality of components; 
 determine an output response of each output device by identifying each component that the output device is assigned to and each component that the output device is connected with based on the indication of the connection; 
 receive an indication of at least one of a fire condition and a supervisory condition corresponding to at least one input device; 
 execute a simulation by identifying each output response corresponding the at least one of the fire condition and the supervisory condition of the at least one input device; and 
 present a representation of the simulation. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The system of  claim 1 , comprising instructions that cause the one or more processors to:
 generate a hierarchy including at least a first level and a second level higher than the first level based on the plurality of components; 
 use the indication of the connection to map the first component, the second component, and each input device and output device assigned to the first component or the second component to the hierarchy; and 
 determine the output response, for each output device of a higher level than the input device corresponding to which the indication of the at least one of the fire condition and the supervisory condition is received, to include activation of the output device. 
 
     
     
       3. The system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 each component corresponds to a potential fire hazard and includes at least one of a hood, a duct, or a pollution control unit (PCU). 
 
     
     
       4. The system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 each input device includes at least one of an automatic activation system that outputs a first detection signal in response to detecting the at least one of the fire condition and the supervisory condition and a manual activation system that outputs a second detection in response to being activated. 
 
     
     
       5. The system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 each output device includes at least one of an actuator, a switch, and a relay. 
 
     
     
       6. The system of  claim 1 , comprising instructions that cause the one or more processors to:
 generate a configuration data representing each component, input device, output device, and output response; and 
 provide the configuration data to the fire suppression system controller. 
 
     
     
       7. The system of  claim 1 , comprising instructions that cause the one or more processors to:
 determine the output response to include using the output device to shut off a gas valve or an electrical connection responsive to the indication including at least one of the fire condition and the supervisory condition. 
 
     
     
       8. The system of  claim 1 , comprising instructions that cause the one or more processors to:
 determine the output response to include using the output device to initiate a fire alarm condition of a building fire alarm panel responsive to the indication including the fire condition. 
 
     
     
       9. The system of  claim 1 , comprising instructions that cause the one or more processors to:
 determine at least one input device is not assigned to at least one component; and 
 present a status label indicating that the at least one input device is not assigned to at least one component. 
 
     
     
       10. A method of simulating a fire suppression system configuration, comprising:
 receiving, by one or more processors, an indication of a plurality of components of a fire suppression system; 
 receiving, by the one or more processors, an instruction to assign an input device of the fire suppression system to an input interface of a fire suppression system controller of the fire suppression system and to at least one component of the plurality of components; 
 receiving, by the one or more processors, an instruction to assign an output device of the fire suppression system to an output interface of the fire suppression system controller and to at least one component of the plurality of components; 
 receiving, by the one or more processors, an indication of a connection between a first component of the plurality of components and a second component of the plurality of components; 
 determining, by the one or more processors, an output response of each output device by identifying each component that the output device is assigned to and each component that the output device is connected with based on the indication of the connection; 
 receiving, by the one or more processors, an indication of at least one of a fire condition and a supervisory condition corresponding to at least one input device; 
 executing, by the one or more processors, a simulation by identifying each output response corresponding the at least one of the fire condition and the supervisory condition of the at least one input device; and 
 outputting, by the one or more processors, a representation of the simulation. 
 
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 10 , comprising:
 generating, by the one or more processors, a hierarchy including at least a first level and a second level higher than the first level based on the plurality of components; 
 using, by the one or more processors, the indication of the connection to map the first component, the second component, and each input device and output device assigned to the first component or the second component to the hierarchy; and 
 determining, by the one or more processors, the output response, for each output device of a higher level than the input device corresponding to which the indication of the at least one of the fire condition and the supervisory condition is received, to include activation of the output device. 
 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 10 , wherein:
 each component corresponds to a potential fire hazard and includes at least one of a hood, a duct, or a pollution control unit (PCU). 
 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 10 , wherein:
 each input device includes at least one of an automatic activation system that outputs a first detection signal in response to detecting the at least one of the fire condition and the supervisory condition and a manual activation system that outputs a second detection in response to being activated. 
 
     
     
       14. The method of  claim 10 , wherein:
 each output device includes at least one of an actuator, a switch, and a relay. 
 
     
     
       15. The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 generating, by the one or more processors, a configuration data representing each component, input device, output device, and output response; and 
 providing, by the one or more processors, the configuration data to the fire suppression system controller. 
 
     
     
       16. The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 determining, by the one or more processors, the output response to include using the output device to shut off a gas valve or an electrical connection responsive to the indication including at least one of the fire condition and the supervisory condition. 
 
     
     
       17. The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 determining, by the one or more processors, the output response to include using the output device to initiate a fire alarm condition of a building fire alarm panel responsive to the indication including the fire condition. 
 
     
     
       18. The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 determining, by the one or more processors, at least one input device is not assigned to at least one component; and 
 generating, by the one or more processors, a status label indicating that the at least one input device is not assigned to at least one component. 
 
     
     
       19. A controller for a fire suppression system, comprising:
 one or more processors; and 
 memory comprising processor-executable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
 receive, via a user interface, an identification of a plurality of components of the fire suppression system; 
 receive, via the user interface, a path of connection between the plurality of components of the fire suppression system; 
 determine a hierarchy of the plurality of components of the fire suppression system representative of the path of connection; 
 display the hierarchy of the plurality of components of the fire suppression system on the user interface; 
 execute a simulation representative of a fire condition; and 
 display the path of connection and the hierarchy in response to the fire condition. 
 
 
     
     
       20. The controller of  claim 19 , wherein
 a first component of the plurality of components is simulated to sense the fire condition; 
 a second component and a third component of the plurality of components are simulated to shut off in response to the fire condition simulated in the first component; and 
 the second component and the third component are higher in the hierarchy than the first component.